Below, photos I took today of my bird ring in white and yellow gold: it has been made from the shape of a cheap ring I really liked and that got all ruined. My parents found a jeweller that could redo the same ring in gold.. If you wonder why they cared this much to do so, it’s because they call me “little bird”.

Since ’90s are back, I had to show you my old pair of Moon Boot that I had to wear today, since I am in Italy these days and it’s endlessly snowing. These mountain boots generated a real craze in the beginning of the ’90s, and since then they became some of the most loved brands of boots for skiers and mountain lovers. At that time I just didn’t want a “common” type in just one colour: I wanted the most different, most colourful ones! (I’ve always been a very simple person since forever). And so I did find what I wanted, and I’m absolutely surprised, I must admit, now that I’m getting them out of the closet, that they are perfectly on trend for this season in an aztec graphic, one of the print trends of this winter and for the upcoming Spring 2012. Don’t they look awesome? They always make you feel like an astronaut stepping on the moon when you wear them, and they are still as comfortable as I remembered! Here’s their website, in case you are in a renewed Moon Boot mania like me

The right way to wear them in the city when temperatures are arctic is with leggings, a big faux fur and a nice hobo bag to hold everything we need during these – very comfortable – winter expeditions on the way to work..

– White Swan/Black Swan: Kate and Laura Mulleavy created the coreographic ultra-feathered tutus worn by Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Black Swan. “We began by fixating on the shredded tutus on Degas’ Bronze ballerinas. We were inspired by the idea of metamorphosis, specifically the dichotomy between perfection and decay” – Said Kate and Laura on their inspiration for the movie’s costumes.

– Some famous sisters you might know..: Rodarte has been chosen lately by some of the most stylish Hollywood actresses (like Natalie Portman – that won the Academy Award in a Rodarte plum gown- and Rooney Mara), and especially the two Fanning sister contributed to grow the charme of the maison (Below, Elle and Dakota in Vogue‘s Best Dressed of 2012 issue both wearing Rodarte at the S/S 2012 show).

– The Fra Angelico Collection at LACMA (photos by Autumn De Wilde): dreamy and hieratic at the same time. Classic Art meets research and the prestigious fabrics and embroideries of couture, and dresses look like modern saints’ gowns.

– That Dress: Worn by Elle Fanning to the 2012 Critic’s Choice Awards and by Taylor Swift for Vogue, the Rodarte’s S/S 2012 Iridescent Seafoam Silk Chiffon and Tulle Gown with Sunflower Silk Embroidery is my first #dresscrush this year.. And now that I shared it with you all, I know I won’t be lonely in this longing anymore.

As reported in WWD, Sophia Coppola directed a short advertising movie in Marrakech, the last October, to promote the collection of Consuelo Castiglioni – Marni for H&M (that will hit the stores in March 2012).. The director already shot some other short movies for fashion brands, like the two commercials for Dior Chérie.

I must tell that I love David Bowie, and Kate Moss too. Actually this cover of Vogue Paris is really breathtaking, and you know why? It’s not for the look itself, that by the way is perfect (Balmain suit), it’s mostly for the feel: looking at this photo you get just right into this glowy warm orange light, where someone is looking at you with that misterious and piercing stare, and I suddenly go back to my childhood when I was looking at the photos of David Bowie on the magazines and just wanted to be as sparkly and fascinating as him.

Kate was shot for British Vogue in May 2003 by Nick Knight, always as David Bowie, but as in the photo (aka the cover of Aladdin Sane) taken by Brian Duffy:

The two were also together in a photo shoot by Ellen Von Unwerth in a Blow Up mood.

These prints matched with this gamin look reminded me of the cover of an album released in the 90s by Carmen Consoli. On the photo she had her signature gamin haircut and a BlumarineI Love You! print sweater.

This winter’s gloomy weather has been painted by fashion of surprising and caleidoscopic prints. From designers to high street brands it’s all about printed fabrics. Highlights are on flowers and nature forms, laid in a caleidoscopic structure or inspired by artworks, animalier and geometric graphics, that can also be all mixed up together in the same outfit.